Las Vegas, Nevada

The main purpose of the trip was to see Cirque De Soleil performance with my cousin Igor. And for him to see Las Vegas. So, we drove there after seeing the Grand Canyon.
We went to see Love (The Beatles) show by Cirque De Soleil at the Mirage theater. Created by French designer Jean Rabasse, the Love theater at The Mirage houses 6,341 speakers and 2,013 seats set around a central stage. Each seat is fitted with three speakers, including a pair in the headrest. The stage includes nine lifts and eight automated tracks and trolleys.
Video images on two walls above the audience on two sides of the auditorium emphasize elements of the show and provide transitions. High-definition projectors also create enormous images on four translucent screens that can be unfurled to divide the auditorium.

We also managed to see David Copperfield's performance on the same night by catching a taxi and making it there at the speed of light.

Grand Canyon, Arizona

September 8, 2008


This was our 7th visit to the Grand Canyon. We first visited it while still living in New York state back in 2001. We brought and showed the Canyon to a lot of people, this time it was my cousin's turn to see the massive beauty. We saw the Grand Canyon in snow, rain and shine. This time around, the weather was especially photo friendly with nice overcast and beautiful shadows deep into the canyon.

We left the house Tuesday night after a hectic day at work for Wayne and a hectic day of fun for Olya with her sister and cousin in old town Scottsdale. We made it to Flagstaff by 11 PM and the next morning on September 9th 2008 we took a scenic drive to the Grand Canyon.

We arrived at the Grand Canyon National Park around 10 am and not far from the entrance to the park there were 3 elks feeding by the road. Lots of visitors were snapping pictures of them as seen on the pictures.

The canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, ranges in width from 4 to 18 miles (6.4 to 29 km) and attains a depth of more than a mile (1.6 km). Prior to European emigration, the area was inhabited byNative Americans who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves.